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REFERENCES 



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ASHBVILLB 

AND 

W^estern North Carolina. 

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ROQBR DAVIS. /:^roP^^-;^>\ 

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Publishied by KRED. Iv. JACOBS, Asbeville, N. C. 

1887. 



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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1887, 

By FRED. L. JACOBS, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. 



PRESS OF 

Ketterlinus Printing House, 

Arch and Fourth Streets, 

Philadelphia. 



TO THE READER. 



This book is intended to be of practical value to the 
tourist in finding the chief resorts of this region. 

No attempt has been made to describe the beauties of the 
mountain resorts, such description being hardly necessary 
in a work of this kind, and because it is impossible to 
convey in language an idea of the picturesqueness of the 
scenery. 

The engravings are from original drawings by Mr. Roger 
Davis, and were made expressly for this work. Their 
artistic merit will be appreciated by the cultivated reader. 
One of the chief characteristics of Mr. Davis' work is its 
rare fidelity to nature. He makes no attempt to idealize, 
believing that the imagination of the artist can add noth- 
ing to the natural arrangement of mountain, valley and 
stream. 

It is hoped that this little volume will prove useful to 
the tourist, and, after his return to his home, a pleasant 
reminder of his visit to these mountains. 

EDWIN A. GATCHELL. 



ASHEVILLE, N. C, 

September, 1887. 



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AsHEViLLE — Looking Backward, 1 

AsHEViLLE — Looking Forward, 17 

Scenery, Western North Carolina, 21 

Places of Interest about Asheville, 23 

Elk Mountain, 27 

Gouche's Peak, 28 

Weaverville, 29 

Round Knob, 32 

PiSGAH, 34 

Waynesville, 35 

Places of Interest near Waynesville, .... 37 

Hickory Nut Gap, 38 

Cesar's Head, 45 

Hot Springs, 49 

Roan Mountain, 54 

Mount Mitchell, 58 




PAGE 

Mount Mitchell and Balsam Cone, 2 

Asheville from Town Branch, 11 

View from Connally's, 12 

Beaumont, 16 

Scene on the Swannanoa River, 19 

Western North Carolina Railroad at Round Knob, . 25 

Fountain at Round Knob, 31 

High Trestle, 32 

Exterior of Distillery near Round Knob, 33 

Pisgah and Rat, 34 

Mail Carrier, 35 

Bits on the Nantahala, 36 

Falls in Franklin County, 37 

Chimney Rock, 39 

Vance's Nose, 41 

Entrance to Cave, 41 

Esmeralda's Cabin, 43 

Caesar's Head, 47 

Big Tom Wilson, 57 

Mount Mitchell, 59 

Smok}^ Range, 60 

Trail to Mitchell's Peak, 61 

Pinnacles of Craggies, .... < 62 

Big Craggy, 63 

In the Craggies, 64 







ASHEVILLE, FROM TOWN BRANCH, 




VIEW FROM CONNALLY S. 



ASHKVILLE. 



LOOKING BACKWARD. 




ASTING a backward 
glance to the earliest 
years of the present cen- 
tury, it is found that 
Asheville was a little 
hamlet in the mountain 
wilderness, containing a 
mere handful of brave 
and hardy pioneers. 

In the year 1803 the 
little settlement consist- 
ed of less than a dozen 
log cabins, containing a 
still smaller number of 
families. At that time 
there were few beaten 
tracks over the mount- 
ains, save those made by the Indians and wild animals. 
The woods contained game of many kinds, and in great 
abundance. 



In the year 1805, when the government established a post 
route through Buncombe county, Asheville became a place 
of some importance. This post-road became the chief 
thoroughfare from the Carolinas and Georgia, to Tennessee, 
Kentucky, and the Western States. 

Mr. Andrew Erwin was the first postmaster. In the year 
1806 the Asheville post-office was made the distributing 
office for Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Mr. George 
Swain was the second postmaster, and it is said that for 
twenty years he was never absent on the arrival of the mail ; 
and that he distributed every letter with his own hands. 

Beadon and Zebulon Baird were the first merchants in 
Buncombe county. They brought the first Jews'-harps to 
the mountains; these musical instruments becoming dan- 
gerous rivals to the primitive gourd fiddles then in use. 

Daniel Boone, though a native of Pennsylvania, came to 
this State in the last century, and was a denizen of western 
North Carolina for some time. 

From 1803 to 1844 the number of buildings in Asheville 
nearly doubled. But that is saying very little when we 
consider that in the latter year there were less than a score ; 
and all of these were either on or near Main Street. 

In the year 1844, there was no building on the east side 
of Main Street, between the old Buck Hotel and Woodfin 
Street. There was a small building on the Woodfin Place 
which is now used as a kitchen. Mr. Peter Stradley had a 
blacksmith shop on the ground where the Carolina House 
now stands; he lived in a house back of the shop. 

The Johnson House, on the corner of Patton Avenue and 
Church Street, was used as a young ladies' seminary. Rev. 

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John Dickson, A.M., IVF.D., was principal. On College 
Street the only building was one which is now used as a 
kitchen on the Davidson Place. The only building east of 
the Woodtin House, was one used as the Methodist parson- 
age. The land northeast of the Court House was used as a 
parade ground for the militia. 

On South Main Street there was a frame store building, 
owned by Mr. Montreville Patton, and situated where Van 
Gilder & Brown's hardware store now is ; there were living 
rooms over the rear of the store. There was a building 
where Messrs. Herring & Weaver's store stands; in fact, part 
of the building is still standing. It was the old post-office 
building. The building on the northeast corner of Main 
and Eagle Streets was occupied by Dr. Hardy. Part of the 
Eagle Hotel was then standing, and it was the first three- 
story building erected in Buncombe county ; it was the last 
house on the east side of South Main Street. On the west 
side, Mr. A. B. Chunn had a house on the corner of the 
square and Patton Avenue, where Powell & Snider's store 
stands. Where Mr. Levy's store is, there was a bakery and 
bar-room. Then there was, a little below the bakery, the 
'' White House," used to accommodate the overflow from 
the Eagle Hotel. Still lower down was Patton's tannery, 
shoe, and harness shop. 

Battery Park, nameless then, was " in the country "; even 
as late as fifteen years ago, the boys used to shoot squirrels 
on Battery Porter, as the hill was formerly called. 

The first newspaper published in Asheville was the High- 
land Messenger, edited by Rev. M. McAnally, now of St 
Louis, Mo. 

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LOOKING FORWARD. 




NLY forty -three years have 
elapsed since Asheville was 
a little hamlet containing 
eighteen houses ; it grew, 
by the year 1870, to be a 
village of fifteen hundred 
people, whose wants were sup- 
plied by eight*- or ten stores. 
Since the advent of the railroad, 
in 1881, the town has grown 
rapidly until it has become a 
thriving city of eight thousand 
people ; and it is one of the 
leading resorts in the South. 
Last year some sixty thousand 
tourists and invalids came from 
nearly every State and Territory to enjoy the beautiful 
scenery and the health-giving air for which this region is 
so justly celebrated. 

For more than half a century the wealthy planters of the 
low country of the South have come up here annually to 
enjoy the cool summers. Twenty years ago, however, an 

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impetus was given to northern travel to Aslieville by 
means of a pamphlet on western North Carolina, its agri- 
cultural resources, mineral wealth, climate, salubrity and 
scenery, written by Prof. H. P. Gatchell, M. D., and pub- 
lished by E. J. Aston, Esq., of this place. 

Looking forward into the near future the citizens of 
Aslieville expect, and with reason, to see it in a decade or 
so a city of from twenty to thirty thousand inhabitants, 
with additional railroads, half a score of fine hotels, the 
hills and valleys dotted with elegant villas, and the river 
banks lined with manufacturing establishments of various 
kinds, giving employment to thousands of operatives. 

Judging by what has been accomplished, and what is 
under wa}", the most roseate prophecies which have been 
made do not seem Utopian to the most conservative 
observer. 

The city authorities have recently expended one hundred 
thousand dollars in additional water works, street and other 
improvements. The streets and many public and private 
buildings are lighted by electricity, and gas pipes are now 
being laid to furnish additional light. In addition to the 
improvements recently made, there will soon be a street 
railway and public schools. 

Aslieville is the railroad and commercial centre of western 
North Carolina, and on account of its peculiar geographical 
and topographical position, must always remain so. 

There are two banks in Aslieville, the First National and 
the Bank of Asheville, both well-managed institutions, with 
ample capital. There are six hotels, some of which com- 
pare favorably with any in the country. An elegant club 




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room affords social privileges for citizens and visitors, A 
free reading room and public library add to the attractions 
of the place. 

The livery stables are well supplied with line turnouts 
and the best of saddle horses. Ladies and gentlemen should 
come prepared to enjoy horseback rides over the roads and 
bridle paths leading to the numerous points of interest 
among the mountains near the city. 

The sportsman and angler should, in proper seasons, 
bring gun and rod, since by mountain trips of fifteen or 
twenty miles he can find both fish and game. 

There are Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and 
Roman Catholic churches, a college for young ladies and a 
military academy for young men. 

On arriving at the station the visitor will find a score of 
elegant carriages and fine omnibuses to take him to any 
part of the city ; the fare is twenty-five cents, 



SCENERY OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 




regard to the scenery 
of this region, Dr. Gatch- 
ell wrote : " Tliis is va- 
ried and grand beyond 
that of any other re- 
gion east of the Rocky 
Mountains. Indeed, it 
is rarely equalled in pic- 
turesqueness in Europe 
or America. On the 
west, the Alleghanies 
send up numerous peaks from five to six thousand feet 
high ; on the east, the Blue Ridge rises in grand but less 
lofty eminences, while near the centre of the region the 
Black Mountain range towers nearly seven thousand feet 
above tide water. Various other transverse ranges send up 
peaks from five thousand to six thousand or more feet in 
height. The short Black Mountain range pierces the air 
with thirteen peaks above the altitude of Mount Washington. 
" From heights clad with verdure to their summits, num- 
berless perennial springs send their clear, cool waters down 
the steeps to join others in the valley below, whence they 



go on their way to swell the great flood pouring along the 
Mississippi Valley, to lose themselves in the waters of the 
Gulf, there to contribute to that mighty ocean-river, which, 
sweeping across the Atlantic, bears tropic warmth to miti- 
gate the region of British and Norwegian winters. 

" In these mountain streams, evidence of the purity of the 
water, basks the speckled trout. The deer and black bear 
tempt the hunter to forest and mountain, as does the trout 
the angler, with rod and line, to the limpid waters of the 
brook. 

" Everywhere mountains and waterfalls, cliffs and valleys, 
gaps and glens, lend variety to the scene, and inspire de- 
light in the lover of the beautiful and sublime, while 
health is borne on the breeze, beaut}'^ and grandeur fill the 
eye and soul. It is a region to rear children in health, 
plenty and peace. It is the region of the finest physical 
development between the Rocky Mountains and the At- 
lantic. To the well-balanced mind it presents attractions 
which the crowded city, with its insalubrious air and its 
mad chase after wealth, cannot offer. 

" Health and competence are better than sickness and 
wealth." 



PLACES OF INTEREST ABOUT ASHEVILLE, AND 
TRIPS TO MOUNTAIN RESORTS. 




I HERE are few resorts in the 
United States from which one 
may make so many pleasant 
excursions to points of inter- 
est, by rail, carriage, or in the 
saddle, as from Asheville. 
There are forty or fifty places 
of interest within easy reach 
of Asheville, and all over charming mountain roads. 

The tourist, on going to any of the mountain peaks, 
should take extra heavy wraps, including rubber coats or 
blankets, in case of rain. 

Visitors always return from such trips, tired, perhaps, but 
with good appetites and renewed vitality. They should not 
attempt to make these excursions too hurriedly ; it is better 
to make fewer trips and remain longer at each place, so as 
to get the " flavor of the place," so as to bring back with 
them a mental picture of the scenes visited which will re- 
main with them for years. 

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It will help the reader in learning the directions of the 
various points of interest to bear in mind that Main Street 
extends north and south, and that the Court House faces 
the west. 

Beaucatcher Mountain, which affords a fine view of 
mountain and valley, is the eminence to the right of the 
gap in the ridge directly east of the Court House. 

Town Mountain extends north of the same gap, and the 
view from the top of it is very fine ; the road up this moun- 
tain leads past the old reservoir. 

Richmond Hill is the country seat of Mr. Richmond 
Pearson ; it is about three and a half miles northwest of 
the city. This place reminds one somewhat of the country 
places in England, except that art has not as yet done as 
much for it as is usually the case in the mother country. 
Take Haywood and Academy Streets, turn to the left, and 
follow a winding road to and across the French Broad River, 
to the top of the hill, and down through the park. 

Tahkeeostee Farm extends along the river opposite the 
railroad station. There are extensive drives on this place 
from which may be obtained fine views of the city. 

Sulphur Springs Hotel is situated on an extensive tract of 
land, recently much improved, about four miles from town. 
The building is new and well equipped in every way. 
" Before the war," this was a famous resort, and it is destined 
to regain its popularity. 

Fernihurst Connally's View is two miles south of Ashe- 
ville. The view from the house and grounds is probably 
the most pleasing of its kind in the entire region. One 
may feast his eyes on a happy combination of mountain 

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and valley, meadow and stream, all of which go to make up 
a perfect landscape. 

The Swannanoa Drive, which extends along the north 
bank of that stream, is a great favorite. Proceed out South 
Main Street to the bridge, turn to the left and drive up the 
stream. Returning, leave the river drive at the Murphy 
farm and come over Beaucatcher. 

Sunset Drive is one of the most beautiful about the city. 
It extends along Town Mountain, beginning just beyond 
Camp Patton in the northeast portion of town. There are 
very pleasing views from all parts of this drive. 

Cliveden is the name of a charming wooded hill to the 
right of Patton Avenue, just before it slopes to the river. 
There is a pretty rustic summer-house on it where one may 
rest in the shade, and enjoy a view of the French Broad 
River, both up and down the stream. From this hill may 
be seen Tahkeeostee, Richmond Hill, Connally's View, 
Beaucatcher, Battery Park, and other points. 

Alexander's is a famous stopping-place on the French 
Broad, ten miles from Asheville. In the old coaching days 
this old tavern was one of the most popular places on the 
road to Warm Springs. 



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ELK MOUNTAIN. 



''7IIE drive, or ride, to Elk Mountain has long been a 
in^ favorite one with visitors and residents, since it 
_1{ may be made in a few hours. 

Take the Beaver Dam Road, as described in the 
trip to Mount Mitchell, to the top of the ridge, but instead of 
going down on the other side you turn to the right and 
proceed along the top of the ridge for about one and one- 
half miles to Buzzard Rock. Here you will find a spring of 
clear, cool water and an excellent place for picnicking, as' 
well as a view of mountain and valley which is well worth 
the trip. 



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GOUCHE'S PEAK. 




t;_l/HERE are a great many best views in the vicinity of 
Asheville. One will prefer that from Beaucatcher, 
another that from Battery Porter, while the next 
man you meet will declare that none of them are 
equal in beauty to that from Gouche's Peak. Life is too 
short to argue the question with any of these champions of 
the special points, especially as it is simply a matter of taste. 
To reach Gouche's Peak take Beaver Dam Road, and, 
instead of taking either road to Weaverville, you pass both 
of them, continuing on till you come to Howell's Mill ; you 
take the road on the left of this mill, which leads up the 
side of the ridge to the Peak. 



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WEAVERVILLE. 

Jo reach this pleasant little village you should take 
North Main Street, following it as it turns to th^ 
left at the Woodfin Place, taking the first turn to 
the right into Merrimon Avenue. After ascending 
the hill turn about to enjoy the view of the city from that 
point, the towers of the Woodfin House and the Court 
House, and the Battery Park Hotel, as seen above the trees 
all go to form a very pleasing picture. 

Proceed out Beaver Dam Road, which is a continuation 
of Merrimon Avenue, until you come to a little chapel on 
the right, on a low hill, nestling among the trees and chinc- 
apin bushes. Turn to the left and follow the road to 
Weaverville. The foregoing is the best way to drive, but 
if you are in the saddle 3^ou will find it pleasanter to go 
past the little chapel, around two or three bends in the 
road, past several cabins and a white church, take the first 
turn to the left after passing this church, which leads up 
and over the ridge. Before reaching the top of the ridge 
you will find a spring of clear, cold water under a tree, 
where you may stop and slake your thirst. A little way 
above the spring you may obtain an excellent view of 
Asheville and Beaver Dam Valley. Passing over the ridge 

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you will see, somewhat to the left, the cluster of white 
houses forming Weaverville. This village boasts of a col- 
lege, a woolen factory, a mill, hotel, stores, etc. There is 
also the Post Prandial Mineral Spring which is said to 
possess valuable remedial qualities. 

The village contains about two hundred inhabitants. It 
is situated in a broad, level valley, and is surrounded by 
more or less distant mountains. It is eight miles from 
Asheville and four miles from Alexander's, on the French 
Broad. 



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ROUND KNOB. 



^OUND KNOB HOTEL is one 

of the pleasantest resting 
iX|\| places in the mountains. 
The proprietor, Colonel 
Sprague, is noted for his courtesy 
to his guests, and as being a good 
provider. 

From the hotel one may make 
pleasant excursions in various di- 
rections. The scenery is very beau- 
tiful, and it differs somewhat from 
HicH TRESTLE. that about Asheville. 

The chief features of interest at Round Knob are"^the 
fountain and the railroad engineering, the latter necessary 
to overcome the steep grade in climbing the Blue Ridge. 
The road winds and twists upon itself like a gigantic snake. 
The famous fountain at this place throws a great body of 
water to a height of two hundred and sixty-eight feet, fall- 
ing, when a breeze strikes it, like 

"Tangled skeins of whitest lace." 

Visitors will find it a pleasant walk to cross the hills to 
Jarrett's tunnel, one-half mile from the hotel ; he will reach 

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the tunnel before the train does, if he starts at the same 
time, since the train climbs for four and one-half miles 
alontr the track, while he walks one-ninth of that distance. 

Let him pass through Jarrett's and McElroy's tunnels, 
and then turn down to the left to the old Stage Road, and 
follow that to Henry's Station, the former terminus of the 
railroad and the stage line. He may then walk up the track 
to the hotel, arriving with a good appetite for the next 
meal. 

If he is there in the winter he will see beautiful holly 
trees, symmetrical in shape, and loaded with their bright, 
red berries. He will find mistletoe hanging to the Jimbs of 
trees, and, possibly, a few blue violets, when the surround- 
ing mountain peaks are snow-capped. 

There is a very good trail from Round Knob to Mt. 
Mitchell, and one may obtain a guide, horses, and tents, if 
desired. 




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PISGAH AND RAT, 



PISGAH. 

"^T is needless to say that the Bun- 
combe Pisgah is not the one on 
which Moses stood to " view the 
landscape o'er." Nevertheless, the 
trip to the top of this mountain is one 
which the tourist will certainly enjoy. 
The view from the summit is very fine, indeed. There are 
A'ery frequent showers on Pisgah ; it is best to time your 
visit to this peak so as to reach it after you have seen it 
raining on the mountain. 

To reach Pisgah, leave Asheville by way of Patton Ave- 
nue; cross the French Broad, and drive out to Hominy, 
which is four miles from Asheville. Proceed to the foot of 
the mountain, which is five miles beyond Hominy. Spend 
the night at Mrs. Foister's cabin. In the morning, climb 
Deer Ridge to Rat or Beaver Tail, over the " back " and 
" head " and up the peak. The summit is rocky and some 
twenty feet broad. From the top of Pisgah one may see 
several States. 

Return over the same road, arriving in Asheville in the 
evening. 

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MAIL CARRIER. 



WAYNESVILLE. 

^W.Wa YNESVILLE is a pleasant vil- 

"r 1 / \ /';■ lage thirty miles from Ashe- 

)ilMXM ville. It is reached by train 

over the Murphy Division of 

the Western North Carolina Railroad. 

The place was named in honor of Gen- 
eral Anthony Wayne, "Mad Anthony," as 
the old hero was called. It is the county 
seat of Haywood county, named for Hon. William Hay- 
wood, and formerly a part of Buncombe. 

The mountains rise within a very short distance of the 
town. Old Bald, the Balsams, Lickstone Mountain, and 
Mount Serbal will be pointed out to you. The Junaluska 
range or group, forms a prominent feature in the landscape 
toward the west. No less than five peaks, to be seen from 
Waynesville, tower six thousand feet above the sea. 

The chief attractions in the immediate vicinity of the 
town are the White Sulphur Springs and Hotel. 

The hotel is new and well equipped. The grounds are 
very fine, and the views from the broad verandas are very 
pleasing. The waters are justly celebrated. 

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PLACES OF INTEREST. 

TROM WAVNESVILLE TO MILES. 

White Sulphur Springs Hotel 1 

Mount Maria 1 

Johnathan's Creek 6 to 8 

Cataloochee 20 

Cherokee Indian Reservation 20 

Soco Falls 16 

Soco Gap 15 

Bunche's Creek Falls .... 20 

Scott Creek 

Chamber's Mountain 

Pisgah 

Lenoir's Farm 




FALLS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



7 
9 

18 
12 



Pigeon River G to lo 



10 

7 

8 

10 



Cold Mountain 

Lickstone Mountain 

Caney Fork Balsam 

Great Divide 

Mount Serbal 8 

Mount Junaluska 3 to t) 

Nuca Dave 3 

Turnpike 15 

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HICKORY NUT GAP. 




[f ICKORY NUT GAP is but a day's drive 
from Asheville. The country immedi- 
ately surrounding the "Gap" and Chim- 
ney Rock, contains more points of inter- 
est to the intelligent and observing 
tourist than any other portion of western 
North Carolina. It has long been a 
favorite region for lovers of the beauti- 
ful and interesting in nature. 

The trip may be made from Asheville 
in carriage or saddle. Probably the 
latter mode of travel is preferable for those who are capable 
of enduring the slight fatigue which is a necessary accompa- 
niment of a horseback ride of twenty-four miles. 

Leave Asheville, after dinner, by way of South Main 
Street, cross the bridge over the Swannanoa River and 
turn to the left about three hundred yards beyond. Follow 
this road past an old mill, across Little Cedar and Big 
Cedar Mountains, about seven and one-half miles from 
Asheville, and where may be enjoyed very fine views. 

Proceed on your trip to Fairview, twelve miles from 
Asheville. There is a little cluster of houses at the cross- 

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CHIMNEY ROCK. 



roads ; one of these roads leads to Crooked Creek, and the 
other to Arden and Hendersonville. 

Take the straight road across Cane Creek to Mrs. Sher- 
rill's, one-half mile this side of the summit of Hickory Nut 
Gap, where you may obtain lodging and meals. This 
house is several hundred feet above Asheville, and it was 
built many years ago. It is a rambling, roomy habitation, 
and has galleries on two sides. Here you may obtain fine 
views of the Blue and Swannanoa Ridges. There is a 
spring here which is so cold that it almost makes one's 
teeth chatter. 

From Mrs. Sherrill's, climb up through the gap in the 
Blue Ridge, and nine and one-half miles down the Broad 
River to Judge Logan's. The Broad (not French Broad) 
makes a great fuss tumbling over rocks, and dashing down 
inclines. - You pass cabins, falls, and cascades, and enor- 
mous rocks. The river has a rocky bed, the water is clear 
and cold, and is shaded by handsome pines which grow 
along its banks. Fine views of mountain scenery are to be 
enjoyed here and there on the descent. Some of the dwell- 
ings along the road occupy very fine sites, and the 
door-yards are ornamented by willows and other 
trees. 

Five miles down the mountain is Bat Cave Post Office, 
and two and one-half miles beyond you may obtain a view 
of Round Top and Chimney Rock. If not pressed for time, 
take half a day to visit the cave, then go to Round Top 
Mountain. Here you will see bold, rocky cliffs, forming a 
pleasant contrast to the smooth, verdure-clad hills about 
Asheville. 

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Continue your trip to Judge G. W. Logan's Hotel, where 
you will find a hearty welcome, comfortable quarters, and 
good fare. 

From Judge Logan's you may make short excursions to 
the various points of interest, chief of which, perhaps, is 
Bald Mountain — Shaking Bald. This may be reached by 
road or trail, on foot or in the saddle. It is necessary to 
have a guide, and you will find Jimmy Logan one of the 
best. He is bright, courteous, and able and willing to tell 
you just what you want to know. Ladies will find him 
polite and considerate in every way. 

Should you wish to penetrate the first cave you will re- 
quire a light. The entrance is very small, but the cham- 
ber grows larger. There is a window in the cave from 
which one may look out upon a pleasing landscape, includ- 
ing Sugar Loaf Mountain and Valley. 

General attention was drawn to Bald Mountain some 
twelve years ago by reports of earthquake-like rumblings, 
and such a vibration of the earth for miles around as to 
cause the breakage of windows and dishes in houses in the 
vicinity. There is a fissure in the surface of the mountain 
one-half mile in length, six feet wide in places, and of 
unmeasured depth. Rumbling sounds have repeatedly 
been heard since the great shock of 1874, which may be 
due to the falling of rocks down the fissure. From the 
fissure may be seen Chimney Rock, King's Mountain and 
Falls. 

Bald Mountain is the scene of Mrs. Burnett's charming 
play " Esmeralda." One may see " Esmeralda's Cabin " 
perched up on the side of the mountain. This, it should 

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be explained, is simply a natural rock formation re- 
sembling a cabin, it really looks very much like one, 
seen from a proper distance at noon, when the light and 
shade aid the color and formation of the rock to carry out 
the deception. 

You may go to the Pools without a guide. Take the road 
for about three hundred feet down from Judge Logan's ; 
turn to the right and cross the Broad River on a log. 
Proceed up the road to the creek, turn to the right to where 
a log lies across the creek. From this point may be seen 
the three pools to the best advantage. Now take the path 
up the hill ; you will come to the largest and deepest pool 
first ; the exact depth is not known, it has been sounded to 
a depth of two hundred feet without finding bottom. Con- 
tinue on the path to the second pool, which is eight}'' feet 
deep ; j)roceed up the path to the last pool, which has a 
depth of seventy feet. It is worth your while to climb 
some fifty feet above this to see the " Narrows." The pools 
contain very cold, clear water, and the rocky sides are worn 
very smooth. Retrace your steps to the hotel. 

P)ut, after all, the Chimney Rock is the most remarkable 
feature of this curiosity shop prepared by nature. 

Chimney Rock is five hundred feet in height, it is sixty 
feet wide at the base, and forty feet near the top. It is 
.necessary to take a guide to this point. On the top of the 
rock grow a few stunted pines. No one has been on the 
top of it. From the vicinity of the rock one may obtain a 
fine view of Pisgah and the Hickor}^ Nut Falls. These falls 
or cascades are the highest in this region, the water falling 
a distance of twelve or thirteen hundred feet. 

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CESAR'S HEAD. 

I N this entire region there is no pleasanter summer resort 
than Ciesar's Head. To reach it the tourist should 
start from Asheville at noon (unless he wishes to go to 
Hendersonville by train, when he should leave after an 
early breakfast), leaving the town by way of South Main 
Street, the continuation of which leads to the Swannanoa 
River. Drive over the bridge, keeping the main road to 
Arden Park, ten miles from your starting point. This is a 
fine estate, consisting of several hundred acres, owned by 
C. W. Beal, Esq., whose residence is situated upon an emi- 
nence somewhat back from the main road. Near the resi- 
dence is the Arden Park Hotel, built for the accommodation 
of summer visitors, who find it a delightful place at which 
to spend the heated term. It is especially desirable for those 
who wish to enjoy the pleasures of real country life, where 
they may stroll through meadows and woods, where there 
is not the restraint necessarily connected with life in a 
hotel in the city. 

There is a fine view of field, river and mountain. Part 
of the estate is under cultivation, but the owner has wisely 
reserved a hundred acres of native forest, consisting of a 
great variety of trees. The river, a mile distant, offers op- 
portunity for the angler to try his skill. 

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There are numerous s})rings in the park, some of which 
contain mineral properties. One, a chalybeate spring, has 
been found on analysis to resemble very closely the famous 
" Sweetwater " of Virginia. There ara some very attractive 
interiors here, being finished in native woods. The guests 
at Arden come from various parts of the South, from 
Charleston to New Orleans. 

If the traveler does not wish to remain at Arden Park, he 
presses on past the village of Arden to Hendersonville, 
twenty-one miles from Asheville, and which he will reach 
in time for supper. He will find this a pleasant and pros- 
perous village ; the main street of which is very wide and 
shaded by three rows of trees, one row extending through 
the middle of the street. Leaving Hendersonville after 
breakfast, you will arrive at Sandy River, the half-way 
house, at noon. After dinner you will drive on to Buck 
Forest Hotel, seventeen miles. Here you will see a score 
or more antlers fastened to the house and trees, relics of the 
times when it was a famous rendezvous for deer hunters. 
You then drive on to see the Bridal Veil, High, Little River, 
Connestee and Triple Falls; the river dividing into three 
sections to form the latter. 

After visiting the Falls, drive on to Capt. Gowers, two 
and one-half miles from Buck Forest Hotel, for supper and 
lodging. After breakfast proceed to Caesar's Head up a 
gradual ascent, stopping on the way one mile this side to 
see Raven Cliff Falls, considered very fine. 

Csesar's Head consists of a bold, rocky spur of the Blue 
Ridge from which may be enjoyed a view, which for extent 
is probably not surpassed, unless it be from the summit of 

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Roan Mountain. You can see a stretch of country, scores 
and scores of miles across, and from the shelf of rock which 
forms the head one may look down tliree thousand feet to 
the level country below. 

About one-fourth mile from the summit, down a gentle 
incline, is situated Ctesar's Head Hotel, where many tourists 
remain while seeking health and pleasure. The hotel will 
accommodate about two hundred guests. 




There is a mineral spring at the hotel, which is said to 
possess remedial value in diseases of liver and kidneys. 

There is a daily mail received, and there are the usual 
amusements for visitors. 

The scenery within the range of vision from the high 
cliff is varied and beautiful. The extent of the view is only 
limited by the power of the eye-sight. Standing upon the 

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"Head" one commands a view from the Roan on the Ten- 
nessee border to the Black Mountain Range, to Pisgah, the 
Balsams, Hogback, to the great Whitesides in Macon 
County ; and from the Currahee near Atlanta, Georgia, to 
Kings Mountain in North Carolina, a distance of one hun- 
dred and eighty miles. 

You may return to Asheville over the same route taken 
to Ciiesar's Head, or you may go by way of Brevard. Leave 
Csesar's Head at noon, arriving at Brevard for supper. 

Brevard is a pleasant village a short distance from the 
French Broad River, thirty-two miles above Asheville. 
Shining Rock, which is an immense precipice of white 
quartz, and wdiicli shines in the sunlight like silver, may 
be seen from tlie mountain tops; it is six hundred feet high 
and about one mile in length. 

Leave Brevard and follow the road leading down the 
French Broad Valley to Asheville. 



HOT SPRINGS, MADISON COUNTY. 

FORMERLY CALLED WARM SPRINGS. 

j;|W/OR many years previous to the completion of the 
[pi Western North Carolina Railroad in 1882, the route 
^4^ from Asheville to Warm Springs was by stage down 
the picturesque valley of the French Broad. For 
several miles from Asheville this old road is still in good 
condition, and affords a most romantic drive ; but in other 
parts the road is impracticable for carriages. However, as 
the railroad runs the whole distance on the very margin of 
the river, none of the interest of the trip is lost by the 
change. It is in this course of thirty-six miles, between 
Asheville and Warm Springs, that the French Broad is 
most wild ; and, having left behind the quiet valley of 
Transylvania, noisily rushes onward to its resistless dash 
through the Alleghany Mountains. No longer a quiet 
stream, gently sweeping grassy and flowery banks shaded 
with willows and birch, it is now a roaring, plunging tor- 
rent, pouring around the bowlders, which it covers with 
spray, sweeping down the frequent rocky ledges in foaming 
cascades, and loudl}^ challenging the immovable mountains 
to make way for its course to the sea. " At Deep Water, in 
sight of the Warm Springs Hotel, the mountains, which, up 

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to this point, stand off at a respectful distance, close up, and 
close in the river to its narrowest compass. It is here only 
one hundred and fifty feet wide, but it is forty-five feet deep. 
The railroad, to reach the opposite bank, crosses it diagon- 
ally by the iron bridge, with a clear span of two hundred 
and sixty feet, squeezing itself, as it were, round the rock}^ 
face of the mountain, on the right bank, to be received with 
the same grudging hospitality by the hard front of the left 
bank, and twists its way by a very short curve into the line, 
which, in a few hundred yards, brings it into the smiling 
and beautiful opening in which the Warm Springs are situ- 
ated. A broad, beautiful, undulating plain, containing a 
hundred acres, expands in bright contrast to the labyrinth 
area out of which the road has just escaped. On the right 
bank, mountains still tower above the water ; on the left 
they retreat several hundred yards, and the open area is still 
further increased by the valley formed by the passage of the 
large and romantic Spring Creek, which comes out of the 
mountains at this point, and finds its way into the French 
Broad, a few j^ards below the hotel. Along the knobs that 
dot the valley are the beautiful residences of Mrs. Andrew 
Johnson, Jr., Colonel J. H. Rumbough, Major Hill and Dr. 
Lawrence ; and there, through beautiful grounds, grass-cov- 
ered, and adorned with trees and shrubbery, passing a large, 
clear fish-pond on the right and the sparkling Spring Creek 
on the left, the Warm Springs Hotel with its ample dimen- 
sions, its elegant table, its pleasures for the well and its com- 
forts for the invalid, is reached." 

The Warm Springs were discovered in 1785 by Tennessee 
militia pursuing a band of Cherokees. As early as 1786 

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the Springs became a place of resort for health-seekers from 
the South, and ever since it has been a great resort for 
invalids and pleasure-seekers, no place in the South being 
more widely known or more popular. The curative prop- 
erties of the water, added to the invigorating luxury of the 
warm baths, and the salubrity of the magnificent vale 
in which the Springs are situated, deservedly attract thous- 
ands of visitors annually. Formerly, the Springs had a 
temperature of 102 to 104 degrees, Fahrenheit, but excava- 
tions to increase the flow, reached a vein which flows at a 
temperature of 117 degrees, Fahrenheit ; and it is proposed 
to change the name of the place from Warm Springs to Hot 
Springs. 

The hotel provides elegant and ample facilities for 
hygenic bathing in the warm mineral and electric waters, 
with retiring rooms attached, and offers a large swimming 
pool for pleasure parties as well. 

" The section of country named Warm Springs presents 
many local features of beauty and interest. There are, per- 
haps, no dull or uninteresting walks about the place, and 
look in what direction one may, the eye never fails to rest 
upon some object of magnificent scenery." A few places 
are just mentioned. Evergreen Island; a natural park often 
or twelve acres, with the roaring river rushing by, a lovely 
retreat, two hundred yards from the hotel. Cliff Top Road; 
a shaded, elevated walk or horseback ride, presenting a fine 
view of AVarm Springs Valley for four or five miles up 
and down the river, begins six hundred yards from the 
hotel. Oettinger Bubbling Springs; a series of very cold min- 
eral springs ; one mile and a half. Still Water ; a mile of 

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still water in the French Broad, clear of rocks, splendid for 
rowing and swimming ; six hundred yards. Deer Park 
Mountain; rear of Col. Rumbough's residence, fine view, 
very large ascent ; one mile and a half. Deer Park Road ; 
elegant road, shaded in afternoon ; two miles in length, 
along the side of Deer Park Mountain, half way from base 
to summit, suitable for walking, riding and driving ; begins 
half a mile from hotel. Prospect Mountain rises from Pros- 
pect plateau ; ascending it, and traversing Long Mountain 
for another mile one has a splendid view of Asheville, por- 
tions of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. 
Roadway for foot and horse in constant use. Base, one mile 
from hotel. Spring Creek Falls; a wild, rugged and beauti- 
ful scene in the solitude of the mountain fastnesses, on the 
road to Upper Spring Creek region ; one mile from hotel. 
The Triple Cascades; four hundred yards above the Falls. 
The Creek is divided into three streamlets and falls over the 
rocks in all one hundred and fifty feet. Bluff Mountain ; 
the highest mountain in the vicinity, accessible all the way 
by horseback, and for vehicles, to within three miles of the 
summit, which is ten miles from the hotel. Across the 
French Broad are the following places of interest : Silver 
Creek Mine; the wildest and most solitary stream of the 
mountains; a disused trail renders the exploration of its 
dreary gorges easy. Flows into French Broad six hundred 
yards above the hotel. Lover's Leap overhangs Asheville 
Turnpike, a few yards from Silver Creek ; a pathway to the 
top ; eight hundred yards from the hotel. Lover's Leap 
Mountain towers six hundred feet above Lover's Leap, most 
rugged and picturesc[ue of all the mountains surrounding 

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the Warm Springs Valley, and most frequently ascended ; 
summit, three-fourths of a mile from hotel. The Narrows or 
Deep Waters ; usually perfectly still and calm ; so deep, bot- 
tom has never been found ; splendid fishing ; one mile and 
a half from hotel. Mountain Island; a mountain in the 
French Broad, its head two miles from the hotel. French 
Broad Rapids; at the foot of Mountain Island and head of 
the Narrows ; one mile and a half from hotel. Falls of 
French Broad ; at head of Mountain Island ; a scene of in- 
describable grandeur. Round Top Mountain ; immediately 
opjDOsite hotel ; top, three-fourths of a mile distant ; delight- 
ful path cut in the mountain side ; splendid view. The Cas- 
cades, or Lovers' Retreat ; romantic, shaded seclusion ; four 
hundred yards. Rich Mountain; overlooks East Tennessee 
and western North Carolina, Jonesboro, and Greenville, 
house and tomb of President Johnson, and Cumberland 
Gap, sixty miles away. Several States in sight. Rich 
Mountain Turnpike passes within half a mile of the sum- 
mit, which can be reached by horse or foot ; four miles from 
hotel. Big Hill; delightful morning or evening walk ; road 
skirting a precipice ; not over three-fourths of a mile going 
and return to hotel. Pai7it Rock ; grand and massive gran- 
ite rock, on which the Indians painted indelible hieroglyph- 
ics that have never been deciphered ; lying across line be- 
tween Tennessee and North Carolina. No tourist can afford 
to miss it. Route : a good turnpike all the way along the 
French Broad, six miles from hotel. Chimney Rocks; in 
vicinity of Paint Rock, towering three hundred feet above 
the French Broad, their summits inaccessible to human 
feet. 

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ROAN MOUNTAIN. 




EARCH the world over and you will not 
find a pleasanter summer hotel than 
the one on Roan Mountain. 

The " Roan," in addition to its at- 
tractions for tourists and its advantages 
for hay-fever patients, has great interest 
for the naturalist. 

The traveler who prefers to go by 
rail takes the Western North Carolina 
Railroad to Morristown, Tennessee. There he takes the 
Eastern Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad to 
Johnson City, there the Cranberry (Stem-winder) Narrow 
Gauge Railroad, twenty-six miles, to Roan Mountain station. 
This road passes through the wild gorge of the Doe River. 
The canon is four miles long and fifteen hundred feet deep. 
The track winds up this canon, through four tunnels and 
over five bridges one hundred feet above the river. At 
Roan Mountain station the traveler takes a hack to ascend, 
by a winding road for twelve miles, to the Cloudland Hotel 
at the top of Roan Mountain. 

The tourist who is able to travel by carriage or horse- 
back will find the following route delightful : Go north on 
Main Street, following it as it turns to the left at the Wood- 

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fin Place, and taking the first turn to the right into the 
Beaver Dam Road. Do not fail to turn on the hill inside 
the city limits to enjoy the view of the town. Keep this 
road until you come to the Episcopal Chapel on the right- 
The chapel, bearing a plain cross at the peak of the gable, 
nestles among the trees and chincapin bushes on a low 
hill. Turn here to the left and follow the road to Weaver- 
ville, if in a carriage, but if on horseback go beyond the 
chapel and past the little log school -house, near by on the 
right, and several cabins, till you come to a larger church 
painted white. After passing this church take the first 
left hand road, which will take you over the ridge. Near 
the top you will find a spring of pure, cold water and get a 
fine view of Asheville and the Beaver Dam Valley. Over 
the ridge the road leads down to the left into Weaverville, 
eight miles from Asheville. From Weaverville you go five 
miles to Black Stocks, thence four miles to Democrat, on 
Big Ivy, thence three miles to Little Ivy. You take the 
North Fork of Little Ivy, go over the ridge and down Elk 
Fork of Caney River, and turn to the left at the sign-board 
directing you to Burnsville, which is seventeen miles from 
Little Ivy. From Burnsville go eighteen miles to Bakers- 
ville, from which place you go ten miles to the top of Roan 
Mountain. Returning by the same route, after a day on 
Roan Mountain, you may make the round trip from Ashe- 
ville very comfortably in six days. But, if you are on 
horseback, return to Burnsville, and from there ride to Big 
Tom Wilson's, on Caney River. Go with him over Mount 
Mitchell, and ride to Asheville by the Swannanoa Road. 
Cloudland Hotel, at the top of Roan Mountain, being 

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built on the line between Tennessee and North Carolina, 
is in both these States. The hotel is six thousand, three 
hundred and ninety-four feet above the sea, on the highest 
inhabited point east of the Rocky Mountains, and can be 
seen for one hundred miles. The summit of Roan Mountain 
commands a view of nearly two hundred miles westward, 
and one hundred and fifty miles in all other directions, 
covering an area of fifty thousand square miles, lying in 
seven States: Kentucky, West A^irginia, Virginia, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, and pre- 
senting more than one hundred mountain peaks above four 
thousand feet high. Roan Mountain is of special interest 
to the geologist, but to the botanist Roan Mountain offers a 
flora of surpassing interest. A visiting botanist, the evening 
after his arrival, named from memory sixty-seven distinct 
tree species that grew along the twelve miles of mountain 
road. The special home of rhododendrons, azaleas and 
kalmias is in these mountains, and they attain to perfection 
on the Roan. The ground is carpeted with thick beds of 
forget-me-nots standing almost as dense as moss, and here, 
too, is the lily-of-the-valley. 

The visitor should remember that no thin clothing is 
ever used on the mountain ; shawls and light overcoats are 
worn outdoors, while rubber wraps and thick shoes are 
indispensable on long trips. Yet the very appearance of 
the spacious hotel, with its broad verandas and its height of 
three stories, built on the very summit of the mountain, is 
proof enough that here is no storm-swept peak, bleak and 
desolate like Mount Washington, but a salubrious home 
among the clouds. 

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'■ BIG TOM WILSOK. 



MOUNT MITCHELL. 




VERY tourist who comes to 
these mountains should 
visit Mount Mitchell be- 
fore returning to his home. 
This peak, besides being 
the highest land in the 
United States east of the 
Rocky Mountains, holds 
upon its summit the re- 
mains of Professor Mitch- 
ell, who first measured its 
height, and who lost his life in an 
attempt to confirm his measurement 
made in 1835. 

It is claimed by geologists that Black 
Mountain Range, of which Mount Mitchell is the highest 
peak, was the first to emerge from the waters which covered 
this continent. 

To start on a mountain trip immediately after a few" days 
rain is a good rule to follow, for then one is more certain of 
having pleasant weather and clear views from the peaks. 
There are several routes to Mount Mitchell. One may take 

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MOUNT MITCHELL. 




the train to Black Mountain station, and take a 

jj^ conveyance there to Widow Patton's, or he may 

t ^'^ ride or drive up the Swannanoa road past the 

water works dam, keeping the straight road up 

the north fork of the Swannanoa to Black Mountain 

station, and from there to Mrs. Patton's. There are 

some very fine views on this road. At Mrs. Patton's he 

may obtain guides to take him up the mountain. The 

guides are John Glass, Mr Patton, and the Indian guide. 

Governor Vance's summer home is one-half mile from Mrs. 

Patton's house. 

Many prefer to ascend the mountain from the Caney 
River or Yancey side, with Big Tom Wilson as guide. To 
accomplish this one may drive to Big Tom's via Weaver- 
ville, Barnardsville, a distance of fifty miles, which takes 
forty-eight hours, or he may make the trip in the saddle in 
twelve hours via Barnardsville, and crossing the ridge at 
Ivy Gap. The distance this way is but twenty-eight miles. 
From Weaverville you follow up Peem's Creek, taking 
the left side of the stream, riding past a little saw-mill and 

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a grist mill. Some distance beyond the latter 3'ou come to 
a fork in the road at "Ray's store;" here you take the left- 
hand road which will lead you to John Gregg Chambers', 
where you should stop for rest and " entertainment for man 
and beast." After a good farm dinner, push on, crossing 
the little stream twice ; take the first turn to the left, and 
follow the road up and over the ridge into the valley of the 
Paint Fork of the Ivy. Follow the Paint Fork down the 
valley to Barnardsville on Big Ivy ; then turn to the right, 
taking the North Fork of Ivy up to the top of the ridge. It 
is well to engage a boy from one of the farm houses along 




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PINNACLES OF THE CRAGGIES. 




the stream to guide you over 
the ridge into Yancey County. 
From the top of the ridge 
you may easily find your 
way down the Elk Fork of 
Caney River to the ford 
where you cross to Big 
Tom's. 

You will find Big Tom a 
genial, whole-souled moun- 
taineer, and meet with a 
hearty welcome from him. 
He has a comfortable farm 
house, with open fire-places. 
The boys will take care of 

your horses, and after supper you will find it pleasant to 
sit or stretch yourself on blankets before the big fire-place. 

In the morning, after breakfast, you start out in the 
saddle or on foot with Big Tom for Mitchell's Peak. If you 
are a good walker you will find it quite as pleasant to climb 
the mountain on foot, packing your blankets and provisions 
on a mule. 

You pass along Caney River for a mile or more and then 
through fields and woods. The first object of particular 
interest which you come to is the Big Poplar. This is a 
giant tree measuring thirty-two feet in circumference at a 
height of six feet from the ground, and looking like a great 
Doric column. It has stood for no one knows how long, 
and seems likely to stand as long as the hill on which it 
grows. 

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You climb on up the path lead- 
ing through forests of linden, pop- 
lar and cucumber ; through maples, hemlocks and beeches ; 
through the " Beech Nursery," where the bears come to 
gather the nuts found in such abundance ; you push your 
way through the " Brier Patch," and on among black, 
white, and yellow birches. 

The path leads in one place through a natural flower gar- 
den of rhododendron, bearing huge crowns of purple blos- 
soms of great beauty. The writer has seen such nowhere 
else. 

You pass on to the " Cold Spring," and here you will be 
tired enough to rest and eat a lunch, drinking the pure, 
cold, spring water. After resting, you proceed up to " The 
Meadow," where a very fine view is to be enjoyed. 

On reaching the rocky summit of the peak you will see 
the grave of Professor Mitchell, surrounded by a cairn of 
native rock, where he was buried nearly thirty years ago. 

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After suppei' you will lie down by the c mp-tire and listen 
to Big Tom relate his bear stories and tell in his quaint, 
honest way, how he found the body of Dr. Mitchell. 

You will finally go to sleep, rolled up in your blanket, 
under the huge, shelving rock, to awaken in the early 
morning, refreshed, to enjoy a sunrise which, to see, is 
worth all the effort of the climb. 

After breakfast you maN' return to Big Tom's and visit 
Blue Sea Falls before returning home, or descend the moun- 
tain on the Buncombe side, returning by the Swannanoa 
road to Asheville. Of course, you would only do this if you 
rode or led your horse up to the peak. 



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BATTERY PARK HOTEL, 



Asheville, N. C. 



^ Buii,T IN \m, ^ -^^^^ -^ EMiARanD \m> 



-^CAF'ACITY, oOO PK0PI.E:.4- 



The hotel has a frontage of over three hundred feet, by 
one hundred and seventy-five feet. It is provided with wide 
verandas, spacious halls, dining rooms, parlors, reception and 
reading rooms, large rotunda, with its marble tiling, and its 
old fashioned fire-place of generous proportions. The house 
is provided with all the modern appliances, and is first-class in 
every particular. 

It is heated by steam and open fire-places, and lighted 
wholly by electricity ; a hydraulic passenger and baggage 
elevator runs from the basement to the attic ; electric bells 
connect all rooms with the of^ce ; a steam laundry, with all 



the improved machinery, for doing the work of both the 
guests and the house ; water-closets and baths on every floor ; 
news stand and telegraph office, billiard room, bowling alley, 
and many of the out-door games in vogue at the present day. 
The house is provided with all necessary comforts for the 
winter as well as the summer months ; in other words, it is 
built for doing business throughout the entire year. For the 
colder portion of the year glass is provided with which to 
enclose the verandas. It is an all-the-year-round house, and is 
kept as such. 

Batter)^ Park is a spot of historical interest, and notor- 
iously popular, not alone for its beautiful views (being over 
one hundred feet above the streets of the city, and command- 
ing a stretch of country in some directions of sixty miles in 
extent), but as having been the location selected during the 
war by the confederates as the defense to the city. Here a 
battery was planted and maintained till near the close of the 
war. The old breast-works still remain, and are preserved as 
flower beds. The view from the hotel is said by travelers to 
be unsurpassed in beauty in the world ; the eye commanding 
a view covering one thousand square miles of the most beau- 
tiful mountain scenery. 

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Four years old. Had 30,000 ArrivaLs. ASHEVILLE, N. C. 

Electric Bells in Every Room. French Cook and Table Fare equal to any in the State. 

Board per Day, 52.00. Per Week, S8.00 to Sio.oo. Per Month, $30.00 to $40.00 
S. R. Chedester & Son, Proprietors. 

Look for White Six-Horse Omnibus at Depot. Good Livkhy Stable Annexed to the Hotel. 

BEST HOTEL IN STATE FOR THE MONEY. 

'THE 

BANK OF ASHEVILLE, 

Sou-thi JVlain Street. 

(Opposite the Post Office.) 



zn; ESTABLISHED 1ST9. 



Capital Stock. - - 5^100.000. 
SURF-LIJS. ----- S20.000. 



J. P. SAWYER, President. 

J. E. RANKIN, Vice-President. 

D. C. WADDELL, Cashier. 



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RICHMOND PEARSON, J. L. CARROLL, J. G. MARTIN, 

T. W. PATTON, J. E. RANKIN, G. W. WILLIAMS, J. P. SAWYER. 



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"THE SWANNANOA" 



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The most eligibly situated hotel in Ashei/ille. On southern 
slope. Brick Structure; Sunny Exposure; thus making it 
desirable at all Seasons. It is protected in Winter from 
northern ivinds, and in Summer the southern breezes are 
unobstructed. Plumbage and other appointments of the 
house first-class. Fireplugs on every floor. Combines the 
advantages of a hotel vi/ith the quiet hospitality of a home. 
Specially popular with tourists, and those in search of health. 
There is no Bar. Wines may be ordered through the office. 
Magnificent mountain views from front and rear porches. 
Convenient to business, Churches, cfc, and yet a little 



aside from the bustle. 



For Terms, address, 



RAWLS BROS. 



READ 

THE STANDARD GUIDK 

TO 

Astieville «.^^ W^estern North Carolina. 



KOR SALE BV ALL NEWSDEALERS 

AND 

The Standard Guide Company, 

ASHEVILLE, N. C. 



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